Safe for most people: Vitamin D: 5,000 IU per day Vitamin C: to bowel tolerance or 1-3 grams per day in divided doses Zinc: 25-50mg per day balanced 25:1 with copper High quality probiotic 25-100 billion CFU per day High quality multivitamin and mineral with methylated folate, no folic acid Quercetin: 500-1000mg twice per day … Continue reading NATUROPATHIC SUPPORT PROTOCOL COVID-19

Summary:  Garlic Shallot Citrus fruits (blood orange>orange>lemon>lime>grapefruit) Peppermint Nettle tea Cinnamon Green tea Mannose Binding Lectins: These proteins potentially stick to the S proteins on the surface of the virus. This activates the innate immune system to attack the virus. It may also block the virus from binding to ACE2 to enter the cells.  Griffithsin … Continue reading FOODS TO SUPPORT YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM DURING COVID-19

PRESENTATION (1): Fever Dry cough Shortness of breath Fatigue Myalgia (muscle pain) Rare: upper respiratory tract symptoms (nasal congestion, nasal discharge and sore throat) and gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal pain and diarrhea) COMMON LAB FINDINGS: Normal WBC count Elevated: LDH, AST, ALT, hs-CRP Reduced: platelets, lymphocytes, albumin CT positive for bilateral patches (>3cm) of ground glass … Continue reading COVID-19 BASIC INFO

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family traditions and to be mindful of our deep gratitude for the joys of life. It is not a time to feel guilt or to be rigid with ourselves. Overeating on thanksgiving is a common concern and it usually progresses to overeating on Christmas, over drinking on New Years … Continue reading Take control of the spread: 5 tips to avoid overeating during the holidays

“I’m not pretty enough, smart enough, successful enough, rich enough, skinny enough, funny enough”…the list goes on and on and on. I invite you to ask yourself, what if you were just enough, what would it mean for you to accept yourself just as you are? Imagine for a moment, you’re walking down the street; … Continue reading Perfect in Our Imperfection, The Journey to Self-Acceptance

You may have heard that a low fat diet is protective against heart disease and obesity. These claims only tell half of the story, leaving out a crucial detail: the diet should not be low in total fat, but instead low in inflammatory fat. The single most important protection from these conditions and others is balancing inflammation … Continue reading How to Choose Healthy Fats to Regulate Inflammation

Meditation: just 10 minutes per day make a big difference. Fun, joy, awe and relaxation: no less than 1 hr per day and for 1 whole day per week. Yoga, exercise, sex. Comedy and laughter. Bubble baths: vanilla and lavender increase endorphins. Hugging loved ones and snuggling with pets. Creative expression: journaling, painting, dancing, singing, … Continue reading Strategies to relieve stress

Digestive concerns are one of the most common things I treat on a daily basis. More and more, I am finding bacterial overgrowth, yeast, low digestive fire and an intolerance to many foods. With a picture like this, we often start with a 4R program: RID, REPLACE, REKINDLE, REPAIR. This is a beautiful system of clearing … Continue reading The vagus nerve, low stomach acid and SIBO

If you are patient of a naturopathic doctor and you suffer from a mood disorder, insomnia, addiction, chronic pain or fatigue (and a host of other conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer), chances are, you have been tested for the MTHFR gene mutation. More than 60% of my patients that report mood disorders, either in … Continue reading Mood disorders in a toxic world, is the MTHFR gene mutation a product of the healing power of nature?